Holding(s) in Company

Next PLC
28 January 2008



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Next plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
23 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
25 January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5% (Group)
Below 5% (LGIM)

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights
GB0032089863                              10,061,430      10,061,430

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of        Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
if possible using    shares
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct           Direct    Indirect        Direct    Indirect
GB0032089863                              Below 5%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                             Below 5%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5.00% = Total
Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
(Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,223,672 - 4.58% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
(8,118,622 - 4.03% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (8,118,622 - 4.03%
= PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 200,996,687

14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851



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